King of the Cowboys, Queen of the West: Roy Rogers and Dale Evans

by Raymond E. White

Overview

This facsimile edition makes available in one volume all eight issues of Tambour, a historically important "little magazine" published in Paris in 1929 and 1930 that featured an exciting mix of writing by European and American modernists.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780299210045
Publisher:	University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date:	07/17/2006
Series:	A Ray and Pat Browne Book
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	550
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Raymond E. White is professor emeritus of history at Ball State University.

Editorial Reviews

"White presents a wealth of new, carefully organized, and highly readable information—the largest source I have seen yet on the professional careers of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. A detailed narrative is accompanied by thorough reference materials that point fans to recordings, videos, comics, and memorabilia."—Gary A. Yoggy, professor emeritus of history at Corning Community College, editor of "Back in the Saddle: Essays on Western Film and Television Actors" and author of "Riding the Video Range: The Rise and Fall of the Western on Television"

"This is a book that every Roy Rogers and Dale Evans fan should have in their collection. It contains Raymond White's informative and extensive research and is a must read for those who want to learn more about the King and Queen of the West."--Dick Baxter, Dale Evans's Manager

From the Publisher

"Roy Rogers and Dale Evans entertained Americans for more than 60 years and, in so doing, created their own special image of the mythic American West." With this premise, White (history, emeritus, Ball State Univ.) chronicles the husband-and-wife team as popular culture icons. In addition to biographical background, he concentrates on the wide scope of their careers in radio, film, recording, comics, and television. Presenting them as archetypes of the romantic West, he shows how they fashioned an image supported by their marriage and completed by their Christian philosophy (to which he devotes a chapter). The book's strength lies in its research and accumulation of data; it is a valuable reference source for minutiae and lists, including a log of radio appearances. Compared with more personal bios (e.g., Cheryl Rogers-Barnett's Cowboy Princess) and other popular perspectives, this work stands as a career analysis. White is more concerned with how Rogers and Evans became popular culture symbols than with intimate details. Unfortunately, the price is a bit high, considering it contains only 115 pages of actual text. Recommended for larger public and academic libraries where interest warrants.-Barbara Kundanis, Batavia P.L., IL Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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